600 Festival The Valvoline Little 600

May 12, 2015•8 min

The Valvoline Little 600 free fan event and kart race features popular NASCAR drivers, Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, Kasey Kahne and many more on Tuesday, May 19 at GoPro Motorplex. However, new this year is a special addition to the event night that thrusts NASCAR drivers’ “eyes in the sky” into the spotlight. NASCAR spotters will lose their headsets and grab the wheel in a rental kart race with big-time bragging rights on the line.
Following a practice day yesterday to prepare for the race, it became obvious that while these spotters may be good at talking, they are even better at talking trash.
“This group of guys right here are mouthy because they are used to being mouthy every weekend,” said Mike Herman, Jr. (Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.’s spotter). “So, oh yeah has there been a lot of trash-talking. I would wreck any of them for the win, though. They might have me beat on speed, but they can’t win if they are in the grass.”
But who is the biggest trash-talker of them all?
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